Service difficulty report · Acm · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
February 20, 2018
Submitted
February 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AD
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145185
Aircraft time
27,607 hours, 24,034 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
8152403
Part serial
200309053
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EN ROUTE, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT, HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT COMING FROM THE GASPER VENTS. COCKPIT CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE FA STATED THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM WHAT WAS BELIEVED NEAR SEAT ROW 8. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE NR 1 ACM HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE.

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